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Saudi Arabia is a country located in Middle East with an area of 2,149,690 km2 (land boundries: 4,272 km and costline 2,640 km). The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. The number of inhabitants is 34,218,169.

Saudi-led coalition of Arab states invaded Yemen in 2015. The inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe. The United States is the leading supplier of armaments. In 2021 Saudi Arabia was the world's largest arms importer.

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The Arab League (League of Arab States) is a regional organization in the Arab world. the League has 22 members, but Syria's participation has been suspended since November 2011. Current members: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The Joint Defence Council of the Arab League is one of the Institutions of the Arab League. The Arab League as an organisation has no military Force but they establish a peacekeeping force.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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75 billion $
124 billion $

Percent of GDP

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7 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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480,000
1,428,550

Reserve personnel

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325,000
1,617,000

Available for military

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8,240,714
68,012,996

Land Forces

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Tanks

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915
7,453
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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7,329
32,092
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Total artillery

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1,120
6,697
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Self-propelled artillery

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332
2,343
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Rocket artillery

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321
1,480

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,251
3,462
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Fighter

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62
90
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Multirole

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71
579
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Attack

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151
233
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Helicopters

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395
1,315
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UCAV (combat drone)

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306
358

Navy

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Total naval

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36
502
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Aircraft carriers

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0
2
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Destroyers

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0
0
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Frigates

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11
24
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Corvettes

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9
32
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Submarines

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0
8

Nuclear weapons

Saudi Arabia

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Arab League

Data not available

Military service

Saudi Arabia

17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription.

Arab League

Data not available